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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 5, 2019
Cabinet approves ¥26 trillion stimulus package to prop up slowing Japanese economy
Economists say the stimulus package could slow down Japan's efforts to improve its fiscal health, which is the worst among major industrialized economies.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2017
Government draws up ¥2 trillion package for education and child care support
The government has drawn up a ¥2 trillion stimulus package to assist children from low-earning families in receiving higher education and expand the scope of free child care services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2016
Some experts say Japan's stimulus package shows promise; others feel more debt is the wrong medicine
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's attempt to bolster the country's moribund economy with a ¥28.1 trillion stimulus package Tuesday has experts asking whether massive government spending is really the best medicine for a country with snowballing debts.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 2, 2016
Cabinet backs infrastructure investment, better welfare services in ¥28 trillion stimulus package
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks to pull Japan out of deflation with a huge spending program.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2016
Abe outlines ¥28 trillion stimulus package
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reveals plans to compile an economic stimulus package worth more than u00a528 trillion, with emphasis on boosting agriculture, infrastructure and tourism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2015
China fights deflation on its own
During the past two years, China has tightened fiscal and monetary policy in the hope of offsetting the adverse effects of the large stimulus package implemented in response to the 2008 global financial crisis.
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2015
Untimely stimulus package
If Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to tame the negative impact of the weak yen, he should try reining in the excessive monetary easing by the central bank instead of drawing up a stimulus package worth trillions of yen.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2014
Lew urges Tokyo to prep for slowdown after tax hike
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Japan Wednesday to compile another stimulus package or take other measures if signs of an economic slowdown emerge from the recent consumption tax hike.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2013
Analysts split on stimulus power to offset tax hike
Analysts are split on whether the forthcoming stimulus package can prevent the economy from suffering a severe downturn after the 5 percent consumption tax is raised to 8 percent next April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 5, 2013
Stimulus package to ease tax hike OK'd
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approves an u00a518.6 trillion package in a bid to avoid a sharp economic downturn from next April's sales tax hike.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 4, 2013
Stimulus package to ease tax hike impact to be worth ¥18.6 trillion
Japan's economic stimulus package to ease the potential negative impact of next April's sales tax hike will be worth around u00a518.6 trillion, with fresh central government spending totaling u00a55.5 trillion.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 10, 2013
Office vacancies in Tokyo at lowest rate since 2009
The office vacancy rate in Tokyo fell in September to its lowest level in four years as the amount of space taken up in the month more than doubled, according to broker Miki Shoji Co.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2013
Tax hike counter-stimulus approaches ¥6 trillion
A stimulus package designed to buffer the economy from next year's consumption tax hike will be worth u00a56 trillion, officials say.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2013
LDP proposes ¥300 billion in tax cuts to boost corporate investment
The Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel proposed Tuesday around ¥300 billion in tax cuts to invigorate business investment, viewed as a pillar of economic growth by the Abe administration.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2013
Sales of China-bound package tours from Japan off 75%
People who bought or reserved China-bound package tours for the April to September period at four major Japanese travel agencies fell to one-fourth of the previous year's level amid soured bilateral ties and concerns over air pollution on the continent, the agencies' data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / LABOR PAINS
Feb 19, 2013
Teachers are workers, not martyrs: the severance scandal that isn't
'Teachers quitting before graduation?!' the headlines screamed as we headed into the new year.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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